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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 72, 21 September 1940, Page 9

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On Wednesday evening the . Fort. Dorset Association and - the Seatoun' auxiliary of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association held a smoka, concert in the Seatoun Bowling Club Pavilion in honour of the men of Fort Dorset who are joining the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces for overseas service. Major A. C. Hinman, president of the Fort Dorset Association^ and Mr. H. A. Fanselow, president of the" Seatoun Returned Soldiers' Association, welcomed the guests. Appropriate toasts were proposed by Majos A. C. Hinman,. Mr. H. A. Fanselow, Major J. Abel, and Mr. Frank Tait. Bombardier Brown, Major Williamson, Mr. ,L. K. Morris, and Mr. E. Dean responded. 'An enjoyable concert; programme was given by Messrs. L. K. Morris, E. Dean, N. Aitken, F. Histed, J. Wilkinson, and R. Mathieson, and the Fort Dorset Orchestra. . Padre Jermyn, vicar of St. George's Church, Seatoun, was .also present. , Captain J. R. Marshall, of Fort Dorset,, expressed the appreciation of the guests, not only for the smoke concert, but for the many concerts, dances, and other recreational arrangements made by the Fort Dorset Association for the men at ForV Dorset, all of which, he said, were important in relieving the monotony of garrison duties.